Executive Committee

Our People

Gauteng is pivotal to the national agenda as the country’s economic engine and gateway to Africa. The GGDA’s Executive Team is instrumental in creating partnerships and ecosystems that promote the province’s economic development and competitiveness.

Ms Sthembiso Dlamini has been a successful Senior Executive leader for more than a decade, driving innovation, growth, and strategic excellence. As CEO of the Gauteng Tourism Authority (GTA), Sthembiso Dlamini is motivated by the following goal: to help people and businesses reach their full potential. She finds it more rewarding to build capacity in people because it allows her to serve in a more expansive and impactful way. Gauteng Tourism Authority (GTA), is responsible for marketing and positioning Gauteng as a tourist and business events destination of choice and a competitive global city region across Africa and the World.

Ms Dlamini’s work includes sustainable tourism development, enhancing visitor experience, and facilitating investment for tourism infrastructure projects. This work is primarily intended to drive transformation of the Gauteng Tourism Sector by diversifying tourism products and experiences. The Gauteng Tourism Authority also serves as the lead coordinator for the Gauteng Air Access initiative, which aims to increase airlift capacity in the province to facilitate trade, investment, and tourism. At the heart of it all is ensuring that tourism remains an important driver of inclusive economic growth and job creation in the Province.

Prior to joining GTA, she held senior executive and leadership positions at several public institutions. Her extensive executive and board experience in the public sector demonstrates her dedication to effective governance, transformation, and ethical leadership.

Ms Dlamini is passionate about lifelong learning and believes it will help her achieve mastery in all areas of her life. She holds a variety of academic qualifications which includes an undergraduate degree, postgraduate qualifications and a Masters degree. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in business leadership. Continuous learning is an important part of fulfilling her purpose of living a well-balanced, happy, and healthy life, as well as a fulfilled extended career life that is aligned with her higher purpose of making an impact in her community, country, Africa and the world.